CVE-2010-4529
low
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
2.1
Description
Integer underflow in the irda_getsockopt function in net/irda/af_irda.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37 on platforms other than x86 allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel heap memory via an IRLMP_ENUMDEVICES getsockopt call.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
Linux kernel Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Affected | 2.6.37 |
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=fdac1e0697356ac212259f2147aa60c72e334861
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00002.html
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/23/1
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/03/1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42684
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43291
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.37
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45556
- http://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg150842.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0375
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=fdac1e0697356ac212259f2147aa60c72e334861
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00002.html
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/23/1
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/03/1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42684
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43291
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.37
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45556
- http://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg150842.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0375
CWEs
CWE-191
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.